ROY Hodgson hopes his 'Grumpy Old Man' routine will ensure victory for West Bromwich Albion at Molineux on Sunday.

The Baggies boss admitted that the Baggies players found him hard work in training this week, despite survival being assured with last Saturday's win against Villa.

Albion travel to Wolves knowing a win for the visitors could give Mick McCarthy's men an almighty shove towards relegation.

And Hodgson expects a performance from his Albion players, who have had to put up with his miserable demeanour this week.

"My mood hasn't been good," Hodgson told the Birmingham Mail . "The players think I've been auditioning for a Grumpy Old Man TV programme this week.

"Part of the dangers of getting old is that the summers are always hotter and the winters always had more snow.

"In actual fact the mood should have been a lot better than it was, had I been more relaxed I guess.

"I think it's more a case of wishing to be seen as a professional.

"This is work and we don't finish work until May 22.

"It's very, very nice we've achieved our goal - I'm as delighted as anybody - but I'm aware there are three more matches to go and I don't want us to let ourselves down in those three games, just because we've given ourselves the right to let ourselves down.

"We have a debt to our fans to do our best.

"We know the problems Wolves can cause any team and we need to be ready for it. they are organised, strong physically, have a very clear game plan."

Hodgson admitted he has no intention of being the man who relegates Wolves or McCarthy, a manager he clearly has a lot of respect for.

He added: "I am not for relegating anyone. Sometimes in doing your job as a professional you find yourself in charge of a team where it might provoke a relegation.

"Yet I would get no satisfaction in that happening to a local team.

"I respect the club, I have a great respect for Mick McCarthy, I have respect the rivalry and I'm sure our fans do.

"I understand fans might not see it that way but they will have to excuse me for not feeling the same way.

"We have a great responsibility to our fans to do our best, not least to the other clubs, and I'm sure they would be very disappointed if we didn't do our best."

Meanwhile, Hodgson admitted that he would review his own future next season.

He is contracted to Albion until summer 2012, when he turns 65.

"Whether I continue we will review during the course of the season," he continued. "With the sort of career I've had I'm not after working outside of the Premier League or a foreign equivalent league - that is always a concern long-term.

"That's not because it's not a great league but I'm not sure I could relish that opportunity - it's more an opportunity for a younger manager.

"But I'm aware that next summer I'll be 65 and eligible for my state pension and bus pass."